[DeTomaso] intermittent non-starting car NPC

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Does it -only- happen when a girl is present?


hey... someone had to ask. :)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 3/25/2010 9:12 PM, pantdino at aol.com wrote:
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> I'm hoping you guys can give some more ideas.
> My son's 1995 Lexus ES300 (fancy Camry 6 cyl, 219K miles) refuses to start sometimes.  About a year ago it was obviously a battery power problem, as the headlights would come on very dimly.  Turned out to be a corroded negative ground cable and replacing it solved the problem (also put in new battery).
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> But lately it sounds to me like the ignition switch or starter relay. My son reports that --occasionally-- turning the key to start mode causes NOTHING to happen-- no clicking, no turning over, nothing.
> I have not been present at these times.  Once I arrived some hours after the car refused to start and the headlights were bright and turning the key caused the engine to turn over very briskly and start immediately.  I have tried wriggling the ignition key and the battery terminals to see if I could see the circuit cut out and they didn't
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> My son usually gets a jump, which works, but I don't think the battery is the problem so I think it's just chance that the circuit is completed that time.
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> Anyone know if 1995 Japanese cars had starter solenoids (I mean separate, like the old Mustangs), and if they can fail intermittently?
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> As I write this I realize I need to quiz him if the failures only occur when the car is hot, as I have heard of electrical components that fail when hot and are OK again once they cool off. So by the time the friend arrives to give him a jump or I get home it has cooled off.   I'm thinking maybe just replace the starter motor / solenoid unit as the most likely cause?
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> I have a workshop manual on CD for the car but it's crappy.
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> Thanks
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> Jim
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